City Council to discuss resolution supporting undocumented residents

Here is the text of a Staff Report for Agenda Item 7D at Wednesday night's City Council Meeting, beginning at 6PM, February 22, in the Community Meeting Room. Supplemental Report Discussion, Consideration, and Possible Action Regarding a Request by Mayor Hundley to Discuss Approving a Resolution... Continue

Dramatic gesture

With a giant prop worthy of a Broadway production, Sonoma Arts Live’s Jaime Love, third from left, presents a donation of $2,010 to the Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation’s Project Pink, which provides no-cost and low-cost mammograms to women in need. Also pictured, from left:... Continue

School board pushed for “safe haven” declaration

By Anna Pier | Sonoma Sun -- “Put Yourself in My Shoes” was the title of Sonoma Valley High School student María Castillo’s plaintive appeal to the school board and superintendent during public comment at the February 14 regular meeting. The teenager urged members to study... Continue

A ‘Day Without Immigrants’ gaining momentum

At least 13 Sonoma Valley businesses are closed today in solidarity with the national “Day Without Immigrants,” a protest and boycott aimed at President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. The protest calls for a boycott of all purchases for the day, and urges immigrants to skip work... Continue

Sonoma death notices

Gloria Josephine Boubion, 79, of Sonoma, passed away January 31, 2017. Andrew John Horner, Jr., 67, of Sonoma, passed away January 3, 2017. Sue Ann Jandak, 69, of Sonoma, passed away January 27, 2017. Ignacio Macias, 101, of Sonoma, passed away January 14, 2017. Mildred... Continue

SV Hospital moves on possible land sale

The Sonoma Valley Health Care District has taken the first formal step in inviting offers for the 2.83 acre parcel of vacant land near its Andrieux Street campus. The hospital has issued an Request for Proposal, a document that solicits written offers for the purchase, joint venture or... Continue

Sun on the Street

The Sun asked: “Could you give up meat if you learned it was better for your health and the environment?” “I’d probably give up meat. I think there are substitutes that could fill in.” Matthew McHale, Sonoma “Maybe for a limited time, but probably not... Continue

‘A performance students will remember all their lives’

Members of the AXIS Dance Company perform for El Verano School students as part of Sonoma Community Center’s Playhouse program. Founded in 1987 in Oakland, California, AXIS Dance Company is one of the world's leading and most innovative ensembles of dancers with and without disabilities. Paving... Continue

How to make your own wildlife habitat

By Carolyn Greene| Special to The Sun -- It’s not often we humans can do something to actually improve natural habitat and be able to brag a little to our neighbors for doing so. But through the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) “Certified Wildlife Habitat” program, your... Continue

Under the Sun: Jen Demarest, chef and restaurateur

Jen Demarest is pastry chef and, with her husband Nick, owner of Harvest Moon Café in Sonoma. Did you always want to be a pastry chef? Definitely since high school. I grew up in a small town in New York state, Clinton Corners, and was... Continue

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